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Canoe slalom at the 2023 European Games – Men's kayak cross

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Men's kayak cross
at the 2023 European Games
VenueKraków-Kolna Canoe Slalom Course
Date1-2 July
Competitors52 from 23 nations
Medalists
gold medal    Czech Republic
silver medal    Austria
bronze medal    Czech Republic

The men's kayak cross event at the 2023 European Games took place on 2 July 2023 at the Kraków-Kolna Canoe Slalom Course in Kraków, with the qualification on 1 July 2023.

Competition format

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The kayak cross event is split into two phases - qualification time trials and knockout phase where 4 paddlers race each other head-to-head. Top 16 paddlers from the qualification advance to the quarterfinal. There are 4 quarterfinal heats with the top 2 paddlers advancing from each to the semifinal. Same rules apply in the two semifinals and the medals are then decided in the final run.

Paddlers start the cross run by sliding off the starting platform several meters above the water. Then they must navigate the downstream and upstream gates. Unlike in classic slalom, paddlers are allowed to touch the gates and even intentionally move them with their paddle, but not with a free hand. There is also a designated zone where paddlers must perform an Eskimo roll.

Athletes can be penalized in three ways in each round, by receiving a fault (FLT) or by being ranked as lower (RAL). Faults are incurred for false starts, missing gates or failing to correctly perform the Eskimo roll. Athletes are ranked as lower (RAL) if they breach the safety requirements of the competition, such as by holding back another athlete with their hands or paddle, deliberately paddling over another athlete's boat, or by making dangerous contact with another athlete's head or body - all other non-dangerous contact is allowed. In each round athletes are ranked first by the order in which they cross the finish line, with those incurring penalties ranked in the following order: FLT, RAL, DNF, DNS.

The final classification of athletes is determined in the following manner: Athletes eliminated at any phase of the competition will be given their rank based on the comparison of the qualification times of athletes eliminated at the same phase. All 3rd ranked athletes will be ranked above all 4th ranked athletes. The final rank of athletes who did not progress to the heats is determined by their qualification results.[1]

Schedule

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All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Date Time Round
1 July 2023
15:05 Qualification
2 July 2023
15:05 Quarterfinals
15:38 Semifinals
15:59 Final

Results

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Qualification

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Rank Bib Athlete Country Time[2] Notes
1 3 Stefan Hengst  Germany 61.85 Q
2 23 Titouan Castryck  France 61.98 Q
3 8 Benjamin Renia  France 62.32 Q
4 14 Boris Neveu  France 62.79 Q
5 16 Christopher Bowers  Great Britain 63.09 Q
6 22 Mateusz Polaczyk  Poland 63.49 Q
7 18 Ondřej Tunka  Czech Republic 63.64 Q
8 5 Mario Leitner  Austria 63.84 Q
9 19 Alistair McCreery  Ireland 63.87 Q
10 15 David Llorente  Spain 63.96 Q
11 6 Vít Přindiš  Czech Republic 63.98 Q
12 25 Manuel Munsch   Switzerland 64.03 Q
13 11 Felix Oschmautz  Austria 64.48 Q
14 2 Dimitri Marx   Switzerland 64.90 Q
15 33 Jonny Dickson  Great Britain 64.94 Q
16 4 Giovanni De Gennaro  Italy 64.95 Q
17 9 Hannes Aigner  Germany 65.06
18 10 Jan Rohrer   Switzerland 65.27
19 17 Erik Holmer  Sweden 65.39
20 27 Fredrik Wahlén  Sweden 66.06
21 30 Pau Echaniz  Spain 66.25
22 29 Noah Hegge  Germany 66.31
23 28 Jakub Krejčí  Czech Republic 66.59
24 40 Davide Ghisetti  Italy 66.59
25 42 Ritvars Celmiņš  Latvia 67.55
26 24 Oleksandr Fedorenko  Ukraine 68.65
27 13 Tine Kancler  Slovenia 69.85
28 47 Angel Petrushev  North Macedonia 70.20
29 26 Serhii Sovko  Ukraine 70.26
30 49 Peter Kauzer  Slovenia 70.35
31 52 Lucas Jacob  Portugal 72.67
32 41 Edgars Gravitis  Latvia 72.71
33 34 Artem Ivchenko  Ukraine 73.16
34 39 Ren Korpes  Croatia 73.24
35 45 Charalampos Troiannos  Greece 73.79
36 36 Mārtiņš Plaudis  Latvia 74.74
37 48 Nils Biermans  Netherlands 74.76
38 21 Martin Halčin  Slovakia 75.46
39 50 Dirk Hermans  Netherlands 76.02
40 37 Ilja Buran  Slovakia 76.78
41 51 Emir Abdihodžić  Bosnia and Herzegovina 78.72
42 12 Isak Öhrström  Sweden 67.64 FLT (6)
43 31 Lorand Gjoshi  Kosovo 68.88 FLT (6)
44 20 Gabriel De Coster  Belgium 71.52 FLT (6)
45 7 Vid Kuder Marušič  Slovenia 75.43 FLT (6)
46 44 Leonardo Proietti  Italy 77.62 FLT (6)
47 46 Tadeusz Kuchno  Poland 67.24 FLT (4)
48 43 Kacper Sztuba  Poland 67.26 FLT (4)
49 38 Paul Preisl  Austria 69.95 FLT (4)
50 1 Joe Clarke  Great Britain 73.62 FLT (4, 6)
51 35 Jakub Grigar  Slovakia 67.67 FLT (S, 6)
- 32 Miquel Travé  Spain - DNS

Knockout rounds

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Quarterfinals

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Heat 1
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
1 8 Mario Leitner  Austria Q
2 1 Stefan Hengst  Germany Q
3 12 Manuel Munsch   Switzerland
4 16 Giovanni De Gennaro  Italy FLT (6)
Heat 2
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
1 4 Boris Neveu  France Q
2 13 Felix Oschmautz  Austria Q
3 9 Alistair McCreery  Ireland
4 5 Christopher Bowers  Great Britain FLT (1)
Heat 3
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
1 3 Benjamin Renia  France Q
2 6 Mateusz Polaczyk  Poland Q
3 14 Dimitri Marx   Switzerland FLT (S)
4 10 David Llorente  Spain FLT (3, R)
Heat 4
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
1 11 Vít Přindiš  Czech Republic Q
2 7 Ondřej Tunka  Czech Republic Q
3 2 Titouan Castryck  France FLT (6)
4 15 Jonny Dickson  Great Britain FLT (3)


Semifinals

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Heat 1
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
1 4 Boris Neveu  France Q
2 13 Felix Oschmautz  Austria Q
3 1 Stefan Hengst  Germany
4 8 Mario Leitner  Austria FLT (7)
Heat 2
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
1 11 Vít Přindiš  Czech Republic Q
2 7 Ondřej Tunka  Czech Republic Q
3 6 Mateusz Polaczyk  Poland
4 3 Benjamin Renia  France FLT (6)

Final

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Rank Bib Name Country Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 Ondřej Tunka  Czech Republic
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 13 Felix Oschmautz  Austria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 11 Vít Přindiš  Czech Republic FLT (4)
4 4 Boris Neveu  France FLT (R)

Final ranking (Top 16)

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The top 16 ranking determined by the knockout rounds. Bib numbers correspond to qualification ranking.[4]

Rank Bib Athlete Country Heat rank
1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 Ondřej Tunka  Czech Republic 1
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 13 Felix Oschmautz  Austria 2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 11 Vít Přindiš  Czech Republic 3
4 4 Boris Neveu  France 4
5 1 Stefan Hengst  Germany SF1 (3)
6 6 Mateusz Polaczyk  Poland SF2 (3)
7 3 Benjamin Renia  France SF2 (4)
8 8 Mario Leitner  Austria SF1 (4)
9 2 Titouan Castryck  France QF4 (3)
10 9 Alistair McCreery  Ireland QF2 (3)
11 12 Manuel Munsch   Switzerland QF1 (3)
12 14 Dimitri Marx   Switzerland QF3 (3)
13 5 Christopher Bowers  Great Britain QF2 (4)
14 10 David Llorente  Spain QF3 (4)
15 15 Jonny Dickson  Great Britain QF4 (4)
16 16 Giovanni De Gennaro  Italy QF1 (4)

References

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  1. ^ "CANOE SLALOM COMPETITION RULES 2023" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Men's Kayak Cross - Qualification" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Men's Kayak Cross - Bracket" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Men's Kayak Cross" (PDF). Retrieved 5 July 2023.